State ex rel. Tilden v. Beamer

Section 9, Wagner’s Statutes, page 603, in its 1st and 2nd subdivisions, exempts certain property, when owned by the head of a family, from sale under execution. Section 11 of the same chapter, gives to such head of a family the privilege of selecting and holding exempt from execution any other property, etc., etc., not exceeding in value the amount of $300. Section 12 makes it the duty of the officer having the execution, to apprise the debtor of his rights under the preceding sections. The breaches of the official bond of Beamer, the sheriff, as assigned in the petition, are his failure to…